form8k10282015.htm
UNITED STATES
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
WASHINGTON, D.C. 20549
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FORM 8-K
CURRENT REPORT
Pursuant To Section 13 or 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934
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Date of Report (Date of earliest event reported)
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October 22, 2015
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TC PipeLines, LP
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(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)
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Delaware
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001-35358
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52-2135448
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(State or other jurisdiction
of incorporation)
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(Commission File
Number)
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(IRS Employer
Identification No.)
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700 Louisiana Street, Suite 700
Houston, TX
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77002-2761
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(Address of principal executive offices)
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(Zip Code)
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Registrant’s telephone number, including area code
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(877) 290-2772
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(Former name or former address if changed since last report)
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Item 5.02 Departure of Directors or Certain Officers; Election of Directors; Appointment of Certain Officers; Compensatory Arrangements of Certain Officers
On October 22, 2015, Stuart Kampel resigned as the Vice President and General Manager of TC PipeLines GP, Inc. (the “General Partner”), the general partner of TC PipeLines, LP, a Delaware limited partnership (the “Partnership”) to assume a management role at TransCanada Corporation, the ultimate parent company of the General Partner (“TransCanada”). Mr. Kampel’s resignation was not the result of any disagreement with the Partnership or the General Partner relating to either entity’s operations, policies or practices.
Effective upon Mr. Kampel’s resignation, Janine Watson was appointed to fill the role of Vice-President and General Manager of the General Partner. Ms. Watson, age 45, has served in various roles at TransCanada since April 1997, most recently as Associate General Counsel – Energy.
Terry Ofremchuk has also notified the Partnership of his intention to resign from his position as Vice-President, Taxation of the General Partner, effective upon his retirement from TransCanada in late-February 2016. Mr. Ofremchuk’s notice of his intention to resign was not the result of any disagreement with the Partnership or the General Partner relating to either entity’s operations, policies or practices.
Upon Mr. Ofremchuk’s retirement, Nancy Priemer will assume the role of Vice-President, Taxation of the General Partner. Ms. Priemer, age 56, currently serves as Director, USPL Tax at TransCanada, where she has held various positions of increasing responsibility since November 1998.
SIGNATURES
Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, the registrant has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned hereunto duly authorized.
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TC PipeLines, LP
by: TC PipeLines GP, Inc.,
its general partner
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By: /s/ Jon Dobson
Jon Dobson
Secretary
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Dated: October 28, 2015